Building a New Computer.

[elbilliam]

Hi, Thanks for any input in advanced. I will use it mostly as a workstation for school. I am an architecture student, which means I use programs such as Revit, Rhino, 3ds Max, and Adobe CS. I will be rendering and working with large 3d models. I'd like to verify that everything is compatible/ I haven't over looked anything.

I don't really plan to overclock. Thoughts on the GTX 970 vs other 900 or 800 series? can't afford OpenGL, so... Should I match brands of GPU and MoBo?

]IN WIN 904 Silver 2mm/4mm Aluminum Tempered Glass ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Now out of stock:
]MSI Z97-G45 Gaming LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

MSI GTX 970 GAMING 4G GeForce GTX 970 4GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support G-SYNC Support Video Card

CORSAIR CXM series CX750M 750W ATX12V

SAMSUNG 850 Pro Series MZ-7KE256BW 2.5" 256GB SATA III 3-D Vertical Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

Intel Core i7-4790K Haswell Quad-Core 4.0GHz LGA 1150 Desktop Processor BX80646I74790K

CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10

Phanteks PH-TC14PE_BL 140mm UFB (Updraft Floating Balance) CPU Cooler

Then a cheap hard drive for storage and Blu-ray or DVD drive

 

[turkey3_scratch]

You need to show us your parts!

 

[elbilliam]

Sorry, I was having issues with posting - I think it was hyperlinks.

 

[turkey3_scratch]

Everything is compatible. Some things I'd like to point out:

CPU cooler: I do not have the right to judge this cooler but never in my time on Tomshardware have I seen brand or cooler. Just make sure it has really good reviews, it does not seem to be too common which sometimes indicates it's not very good.

RAM: Try to get some higher-clocked RAM, at least 1866Mhz, as 1600Mhz does not seem sufficient for your use.

PSU: Just so expensive always! I think you can find a Seasonic or XFX PSU of same quality for a cheaper price.

Graphics Card: Is your work really GPU or CPU intense? Also, which one are you choosing, Gigabit or MSI?

 

[elbilliam]

Everything is compatible. Some things I'd like to point out:

CPU cooler: I do not have the right to judge this cooler but never in my time on Tomshardware have I seen brand or cooler. Just make sure it has really good reviews, it does not seem to be too common which sometimes indicates it's not very good.

RAM: Try to get some higher-clocked RAM, at least 1866Mhz, as 1600Mhz does not seem sufficient for your use.

PSU: Just so expensive always! I think you can find a Seasonic or XFX PSU of same quality for a cheaper price.

Graphics Card: Is your work really GPU or CPU intense? Also, which one are you choosing, Gigabit or MSI?

Thanks for the advice!
From what I know 3d modelling is very graphics intensive (constant rotating at orbiting), and programs are increasing gpu acceleration. and when rendering it's all CPU; I know companies like BOXX has like dual Xeons in their workstations (they are also $5000+)

I don't think I can get the MSI board should i get a Gigabit GPU to match the mobo?

So maybe this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128709

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125684&cm_re=gigabyte_gtx_970-_-14-125-684-_-Product

 

[theonerm2]

All great quality parts.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Lt7pWZ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Lt7pWZ/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($242.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($145.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Mushkin Blackline 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($126.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: PNY Optima 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card ($329.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Inwin 904 ATX Mid Tower Case ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($118.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($13.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($92.00 @ B&H)
Total: $1383.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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